Manager Genomics Core Leuven
Members Advisory Board
Prof. Joris Vermeesch (coordination)
| Lab | Laboratory for Cytogenetics and Genome Research |
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Prof. Gert Matthijs
| Lab | Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis |
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Prof. Diether Lambrechts
| Lab | Laboratory of Translational Genetics |
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Prof. Stein Aerts
| Lab | Laboratory of Computational Biology |
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Prof. Jan Cools
| Lab | Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Leukemia |
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HISTORY
| 2007 | Established as a joined initiative KU Leuven & UZ Leuven
in order to keep up with the NGS revolution |
| Started with Genotyping Platforms | |
| 2008 | Roche GS-FLX 454 |
| Research: Targeted gene panels, small genomes and transcriptome sequencing | |
| Diagnostics: BRCA testing | |
| 2009 | Titanium Upgrade Roche GS-FLX 454 |
| 2011 | Illumina HiSeq2000 |
| Research: whole exome sequencing, whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq expression profiling, miRNA sequencing, … | |
| 2012 | Illumina HiSeq2500 |
| Diagnostics: NIPT, targeted gene panels | |
| 2012 | Illumina MiSeq |
| Research: RNA-seq expression profiling, miRNA sequencing, … | |
| Diagnostics: BRCA testing, targeted gene panels | |
| 2013 | Expiration date Roche GS-FLX 454 |
| 2013 | PacBio RS II |
| Research: denovo sequencing small genomes, phasing long amplicons (10kb), full transcriptome sequencing | |
| 2013 | BELAC-accredited breast cancer (BRCA) genetic test |
| 2013 | BELAC-accredited non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) |
| 2014 | ABI Sanger sequencing possible |
| 2017 | Novaseq Adquisition |
| 2019 | GAP platform |